If nothing else, it's perfectly telling that Deadpool & Wolverine takes place in a liminal space called the Void. The latest franchise assault from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)—and, mercifully, the only formal entry this year—is an empty exercise in winking self-promotion, like a made-for-YouTube fan film that somehow ended up on the big screen. It's a vapid, frantic movie about how Marvel's wildly successful comic book movie universe has lost its ability to authentically connect—that itself has no capacity to authentically connect.
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